Arab American Vernacular Architecture in Dearborn Lecture

Name: Arab American Vernacular Architecture in Dearborn Lecture
Start: 2024-10-07T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-10-07T20:00:00-04:00
Location: 915 South Brady Street, Dearborn, MI, United States, Michigan 48124

Schedule

Mon Oct 07 2024 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

915 South Brady Street, Dearborn, MI, United States, Michigan 48124 | Dearborn, MI

October 7th: Preservation Dearborn: Dr. Sally Howell, “Arab American Vernacular Architecture in Dearborn”
Author and educator Dr. Sally Howell will share her public history project on how Arab Americans have adapted their homes for a growing, changing community. While they may not have invented the idea of creating "third spaces" - semi-public and semi-private living spaces - out of rooms usually related for storage, immigrant families have created a distinctive custom of converting their basements and garages into social spaces. Many have expanded the practice of upgrading their musty basements and spider-filled garages in creative and sometimes confounding ways. It's a custom inspired by the many traditions associated with Arab hospitality, but uniquely Americanized and adapted to housing and living conditions in Michigan.
Join us October 7th at 7 pm at the Mcfadden Ross House or on facebook